Distributing device for solid soap



Nov. 27, 1928.

l. GONYK DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR SOLID SOAP Filed Feb. 16, 1927 PatentedNov. 27, 1928.

hit' stares mean IGNI-XTZ GONYK, OF LJ'UBL-J'ANA, KINGDOM OF THE SERBS,CROATS, AND SLOVEI ES.

" DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR SQLID SOAP.

Applicationfiled February 16,. 1927, Serial No 168,702, and in Germanylune 1'7, 1926.

My invention consists in a distributing device for solid soap comprisinga movable container for asoap stick from which small sheets or slicesmay be out, while the soap stick is advanced for a short way on accountof its own weight each time when a slice: of soap is out offtherefrom.The device is provi dedwith means for cutting ofi slicesof soap from thebar when the container is moved sidewa s over said cutting element whichpreferably consists-in a knife having a slight ly curved blade. Furtherparticulars of the device according to'my invention willappear from thefollowing specification.-

The accompanying drawing shows by way of example an embodiment of thedistributing device according to-inyinvention.

Fig. 1 is a front view of thedevicc;

Fig. 2 is a section along line A- B ofl ig. l

Figs. 3 to 6 illustrate details'of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

The soap distributor device comprises a back plate a to whichis fixed asheet Z) which partly covers the plate a. From said sheet 6 extending atright angles thereto is an upper element 0 and a lower element (Z. Onthe upper element ca tube-shaped soap container is pivotally mounted bymeans of bolt and eye connection. For this purpose the top/i of thecontainer f carries a forksshapedprojection which isprovided witheycsia-nd ;,1', whereas in the element there is an eye A: which islocated betweenie es tau'd j,% the con nection between said eyes beingmade by means of a bolt Z. a f e The top it is provided with a laterallyprojecting slotted portion 071 into which a screw thread is cut so as toengage with a set-screw n the square head of said screw extending into ahole 29 of the element 0; the screw-collar 9 comes to rest on two ledgesr bent inwardly from the element 0 The set-screw n is enclosed in thepart between the projection m and the ledges r by a spring 8 abutting onsaid parts m and r. The screw n may be adjusted by means of a key 6.

The soap container carries a handle knob 14 and at its bottom end aguide element 12 guided with its lower flange-shaped part 10 (Fig. 8) inthe element d forming a frame. The innermost end of said element (Zcarries a knife as having a segmentshaped blade. Below the knife :0 thebottom of element cl is provided with a circular opening d and belowthis opening with a delivery tray or chute y the bottom of which isinclined downwardly toi knob u around the boltZ so that it willbe freeof'the edge of part (Z thereby freeing the bottom end of the container,which is now ready to receive a bar of soap to be inserted into thecontainer from below. Thereupon the container is pushed back to aposition in which the flange 10 is in alignment with the outer edge ofthe element (Z and screw it is tightened and again takes the positionshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the collar being once more res-ting upon theledges r on account of the action of the spring 8.

The soap bar owing to its own weight rests on element (Z that is to sayit projects beyond the bottom edge of the tubular container for the samelength as the guide piece o. If the casing ispressed by means ofknob ittoward plate a into the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, a sliceof soap will be cut off by means of knife is and will fall 'dciwnthroughthe circular opening Z to the chute from whence it slides down until itis stopped by the tongues 2. The semicircular cutting at the'front endof the chute allows easy gripping of the slice of soap.

Theabove described device may easily be combined, if desired, with acoin operated actuating mechanism of a known kind by providing alockingdevice which usually prevents the pivot-movement of tube f andwill permit the actuation of the same only after a coin has been throwninto the mechanism;

W hat I claim is:

1. A soap dispensing device, comprising a soap container pivot-allymounted at one end, a fixed member normally closing the free end of thecontainer for supporting the soap carried by the latter, a knife mountedbetween the fixed member and the path of the free end of the containerto sever the soap supported on said member during the move ment of thecontainer in one direction, and means connected with the pivoted end ofthe container for limiting the normal movement of the container relativeto the fixed memher.

2. A soap dispensing device comprising a tubular soap container, asupport, means on one end of the container pivotally connecting thelatter to the support, a fixed member normally closing the free end ofthe container,

' for supporting the soap in the latter, means at the pivoted end of thecontainer for limiting the oscillatory movement of the latter relativelyto the fixed member, and a knife interposed between the fixed member andthe path of movement of the free end of the container.

3. A soap dispensing device comprising a support, a tubular soapcontainer pivotally connected thereto at one end, a fixed plate belowthe free end of the container for supporting the soap therein, a knifeabove said plate, means yieldingly holding the free end of the containernormally in front of the knife, and means for limiting the oscillatorymovements of the container relatively to the fixed plate.

4. A soap dispensing device comprising a support, a tubular soapcontainer pivotally connected at one end to the support, means at thepivoted end of the container for yieldingly holding the latter in aninclined position, a fixed soap supporting member below the free end ofthe container, a knife on the soap supporting member below the path ofthe free end of the container, and means connecting the support andcontainer to normally limit the movement of the latter relative to thesoap supporting member.

5. A soap dispensing device comprising a horizontal support, a tubularsoap container pivotally connected at its upper end to the support, aknife carrying element closing the free end of the container andsupporting the soap carried by the latter, a forked member on the upperend of the container, and a setscrew connecting the support and forkedmember for limiting the movement of the container to correspond with thelength of the knife carrying element.

6. A soap dispensing device comprising a supporting plate, a tubularsoap container pivotally connected at its upper end to the support, aknife carrying element closing the free end of the container, a lateralprojection on the pivoted end of the container, a setsorew in saidprojection extending through an opening in the supporting plate and hving a collar formed thereon, and ledges formed on the supporting plateto engage the collar to limit the outward swing of the containerrelative to the knife carrying element.

7. A soap dispensing device comprising an upper supporting elementhaving an aperture therein, a tubular soap container pivotally connectedat its upper end to said element, a knife carrying element closing thefree end of the container, a lateral projection on the pivoted end ofthe container, a set-screw in said projection extending through theaperture, ledges on the supporting element projecting into saidaperture, a collar on the set-screw adapted to engage the ledges tolimit the outward movement of the container relative to the knifecarrying element, and means whereby the set-screw may be rotated to freethe collar from the ledges to permit the container to be swung clear ofthe knife-carrying element.

8. A soapdispensing device comprising an upper supporting element havingan aperture therein, a tubular soap container pivotally connected at itsupper end to said element, a knife carrying element closing the free endof the container, a lateral projection on the pivoted end of thecontainer, a set-screw in said projection through the aperture, ledgeson the supporting element projecting into said aperture, a collar on theset-screw adapted to engage the ledges to limit the outward movement ofthe container relative to the knife carrying element, and a springsurrounding the screw between the supporting element and the lateralprojection to automatically swing the container.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname.

IGNATZ GONYK.

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